Question

A country is governed by a hereditary ruler; can be either limited by a constitution or absolute, with the ruler controlling all aspects of life:_____

Answer 1

Answer: Monarchy

Explanation: In a monarchy, the head of state or ruler is not chosen but the position is inherited. Depending on the rules of the nation, it may be passed to to the children of the past ruler, a sibling or alternated between a group of families.

Some of the countries which practice absolute monarchy are Brunei and Saudi Arabia while Queen Elizabeth II is an example of a constitutional monarch.